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Returning to Vietnam
Vietnam

Photo: David Thai

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Returning to Vietnam

A child of Vietnamese refugees, David Thai has returned to his family’s homeland as a Fulbright Scholar, where he will teach English at the Hoang Le Kha High School for Gifted Students, in the southwestern region of Vietnam, a few hours from where his mother grew up.
Penn welcomes the Class of 2022
Move in 2018

Penn welcomes the Class of 2022

Hailing from 49 states (all but Wyoming), Puerto Rico, and 88 countries around the world, the 2,552 members of the Class of 2022 moved in to Penn on Aug. 22.
Helping the Class of 2022’s first-generation community early on
Burcham Lyndsi at NSO

Lyndsi Burcham provides information to new Quakers during NSO. 

Helping the Class of 2022’s first-generation community early on

During New Student Orientation, first-generation, high-need students find an increased level of support, community and resources to help the transition into campus life.
Academic ‘boot camp’
Warrior 3

From left to right: Jorge Pintado and Jahbril Jauregui participate in writing instruction during the Warrior-Scholar Project at Penn.

Academic ‘boot camp’

A group of 13 active-duty service members and veterans took part in the Warrior-Scholar Project, which introduces enlisted personnel toward an undergraduate program at a top-tier institution with a weeklong academic program.
On the ground in Washington, D.C.
Louis Lin in Washington, D.C.

On the ground in Washington, D.C.

Rising junior Louis Lin is pursuing his interest in policy making via an International Leadership Foundation Fellowship and an internship with the Federal Aviation Administration.
Picturing first generation
Arnaldo Diaz

Arnaldo Diaz, the assistant dean for research and training programs at the Perelman School of Medicine supports Penn First in its Gen Week photo campaign. Photo: Eric Sucar

Picturing first generation

First-generation, low-income students take a moment to pose for the camera and share a few words about what their Ivy experience means to them, and the Penn community.